Keerthy Suresh’s Penguin To Now Release On Amazon Prime Video On May 29
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oi-Sruthi Hemachandran
By Lekhaka
Penguin
(Tamil
and
Telugu)
is
the
first
Tamil
film
all
set
to
have
a
global
OTT
release
on
Amazon
Prime
Videos,
which
was
earlier
set
for
a
theatrical
release.
The
film
will
exclusively
premiere
on
the
platform
from
June
19,
2020,
onwards.
Following
the
announcement
of
the
upcoming
premiere
of
Shoojit
Sircar's
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Ayushmann
Khurrana-
starrer
Gulabo
Sitabo,
Amazon
Prime
Video
today
announced
an
additional
six
highly-anticipated
Indian
films,
which
will
be
premiering
directly
on
the
streaming
platform.
Spanning
five
Indian
languages,
the
Direct-to-Service
line-up
features
additional
releases
such
as
Anu
Menon's
Shakuntala
Devi
with
Vidya
Balan
in
the
lead,
legal
drama
Ponmagal
Vandhal
starring
Jyotika
in
addition
to
Keerthy
Suresh-starrer
Penguin
(Tamil
and
Telugu),
Sufiyum
Sujatayum
(Malayalam),
Law
(Kannada)
and
French
Biryani
(Kannada).
The
movies
will
premiere
exclusively
on
Prime
Video
over
the
next
three
months,
and
will
be
available
in
200
countries
and
territories
worldwide.
"At
Prime
Video
we
believe
in
listening
to
what
our
consumers
want
and
working
backwards
from
there.
This
belief
is
the
genesis
of
our
latest
offering," said
Vijay
Subramaniam,
Director
and
Head,
Content,
Amazon
Prime
Video,
India.
"Over
the
last
2
years,
Prime
Video
has
become
the
destination
of
choice
for
our
customers
to
watch
new
releases,
across
the
languages,
within
weeks
of
their
theatrical
release.
Now
we're
taking
this
one
step
further,
with
seven
of
India's
most-anticipated
films
premiering
exclusively
on
Prime
Video,
bringing
the
cinematic
experience
to
their
doorstep."
"Indian
audiences
have
been
eagerly
awaiting
the
release
of
these
7
highly
anticipated
films
and
we
are
delighted
that
Amazon
Prime
Video
will
now
be
premiering
these
movies
for
our
customers
-
who
can
enjoy
watching
these
from
the
safety
&
comfort
of
their
homes
and
on
a
screen
of
their
choice.
Prime
Video
with
its
deep
penetration
in
India,
with
viewership
across
over
4000
Towns
and
Cities,
and
its
world-wide
reach
in
more
than
200
countries
and
territories,
will
give
a
large
global
release
footprint
to
these
films.
We
feel
truly
excited
about
this
initiative
and
are
confident
of
delighting
our
Prime
Members
with
this
offering" said
Gaurav
Gandhi,
Director
and
Country
General
Manager,
Amazon
Prime
Video
India.
Amazon
Prime
Video's
direct-to-service
slate:
-
Ponmagal
Vandhal
(Tamil),
from
29th
May
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
Starring
Jyotika,
Parthiban,
Bhagyaraj,
Prathap
Pothen,
and
Pandiarajan,
Ponmagal
Vandhal
is
a
legal
drama.
The
movie
is
written
and
directed
by
JJ
Fredrick
and
produced
by
Suriya
and
Rajsekar
Karpoorasundarapandian.
-
Gulabo
Sitabo
(Hindi),
from
12th
June
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
Starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
Gulabo
Sitabo
is
a
quirky
family
comedy
depicting
the
day
to
day
struggles
of
the
common
man.
The
movie
is
written
by
Juhi
Chaturvedi,
directed
by
Shoojit
Sircar
and
produced
by
Ronnie
Lahiri
and
Sheel
Kumar.
-
Penguin
(Tamil
and
Telugu),
from
19th
June
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
Starring
Keerthy
Suresh,
Penguin
is
written
and
directed
by
Eshavar
Karthic.
The
film
is
produced
by
Stone
Bench
Films
and
Karthik
Subbaraj.
-
Law
(Kannada),
from
26th
June
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
Starring
Ragini
Chandran,
Siri
Prahlad
and
veteran
actor
Mukhyamantri
Chandru,
Law
is
written
and
directed
by
Raghu
Samarth
and
produced
by
Ashwini
and
Puneeth
Rajkumar.
-
French
Biryani
(Kannada),
from
24th
July
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
French
Biryani
features
actors
Danish
Sait,
Sal
Yusuf
and
Pitobash
as
leads.
The
movie
is
written
by
Avinash
Balekkala,
directed
by
Pannaga
Bharana
and
produced
by
Ashwini
and
Puneeth
Rajkumar
and
Gurudutt
A
Talwar.
-
Shakuntala
Devi
(Hindi),
release
date
to
be
announced
Featuring
Vidya
Balan
in
the
lead,
Shakuntala
Devi
is
a
biographical
drama
on
the
extraordinary
life
of
Shakuntala
Devi,
mathematics
genius,
writer
and
astrologer,
who
was
popularly
known
as
the
human
computer.
Also
featuring
Sanya
Malhotra
and
directed
by
Anu
Menon,
the
film
is
produced
by
Sony
Pictures
Networks
Productions
and
Vikram
Malhotra.
-
Sufiyum
Sujatayum
(Malayalam),
release
date
to
be
announced
Starring
Aditi
Rao
Hydari
and
Jayasurya,
Soofiyum
Sujatayum
is
written
and
directed
by
Naranipuzha
Shanavas
and
produced
by
Vijay
Babu's
Friday
Film
House.
The
new
releases
will
join
thousands
of
TV
shows
and
movies
from
Hollywood
and
Bollywood
in
the
Prime
Video
catalogue.